Most young teenagers get bored. It’s an occupational hazard. This doesn’t mean that bored teenagers channel their energies into antisocial behaviour.
Sadly, though, there is an increasing tendency within Rhuthun for young people to do just that. Over the last few years Rhuthun’s seen an increasing number of under-age smokers and drinkers (and don’t mention drugs). And there have been a small number of high profile youth suicides, too. All very surprising in a town such as Rhuthun but look around and you will see it’s a reality.
And it’s easy for the rest of us to be negative about such things. But not Ruthin Church.
They’ve set up a potentially new project that they feel will help turn things around. It’s called the Prosiect Ieuenctid Rhuthun/Ruthin Youth Project and, so far as we can tell, involves a youth café where young people have an alternative. It promises to be something different. They have set a challenging brief, to “improve the general health & wellbeing, confidence, citizenship and position in society of young people living in the community.”
They aren’t alone in their desire to see change. The skateboard park (likely to be finished this summer) is one thing that can be a positive energy channel but, unlike the youth project, it will never offer a young person someone in whom they can confide, somewhere to go in the rain and more importantly somewhere for those people who will find the skateboard park just acts as a magnet for the most destructive youth.
The project already has the support of Rhuthun-based Janet Ryder AS/AM. It also needs volunteers for ideas and help. Further information is at the Ruthin Church website www.ruthinchurch.co.uk and click Forum.
Sadly, though, there is an increasing tendency within Rhuthun for young people to do just that. Over the last few years Rhuthun’s seen an increasing number of under-age smokers and drinkers (and don’t mention drugs). And there have been a small number of high profile youth suicides, too. All very surprising in a town such as Rhuthun but look around and you will see it’s a reality.
And it’s easy for the rest of us to be negative about such things. But not Ruthin Church.
They’ve set up a potentially new project that they feel will help turn things around. It’s called the Prosiect Ieuenctid Rhuthun/Ruthin Youth Project and, so far as we can tell, involves a youth café where young people have an alternative. It promises to be something different. They have set a challenging brief, to “improve the general health & wellbeing, confidence, citizenship and position in society of young people living in the community.”
They aren’t alone in their desire to see change. The skateboard park (likely to be finished this summer) is one thing that can be a positive energy channel but, unlike the youth project, it will never offer a young person someone in whom they can confide, somewhere to go in the rain and more importantly somewhere for those people who will find the skateboard park just acts as a magnet for the most destructive youth.
The project already has the support of Rhuthun-based Janet Ryder AS/AM. It also needs volunteers for ideas and help. Further information is at the Ruthin Church website www.ruthinchurch.co.uk and click Forum.